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Post by wolfden12 on Feb 20, 2015 8:08:55 GMT -6
Coaches,
We are always looking to provide a quality product for student body, staff and community with football Friday night. The sadness is that it seems at least for us that less and less of all three parties are attending games for a number of reasons. The opportunity to promote your program as well as having a great fan experience is something we are always looking to develop. Has anyone tried or implemented anything that has been successful?
Ideas:
Half-time Contests (kicking or passing) with the opportunity to win money, gas cards, or technology.
Catered tailgating
Bounce houses, games and field experience for youth
Fan items - thundersticks, shakers, etc.
Theme - color, category, etc.
Raffle - field seats, press box seats, game experience.
Thoughts?
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Post by CS on Feb 20, 2015 8:19:54 GMT -6
Coaches, We are always looking to provide a quality product for student body, staff and community with football Friday night. The sadness is that it seems at least for us that less and less of all three parties are attending games for a number of reasons. The opportunity to promote your program as well as having a great fan experience is something we are always looking to develop. Has anyone tried or implemented anything that has been successful? Ideas: Half-time Contests (kicking or passing) with the opportunity to win money, gas cards, or technology. Catered tailgating Bounce houses, games and field experience for youth Fan items - thundersticks, shakers, etc. Theme - color, category, etc. Raffle - field seats, press box seats, game experience. Thoughts? I could see me doing the fan items or promoting a theme possibly, but i'm a football coach not an events coordinator. If I put a good product on the field the biscuit eaters will come out in droves to be a part of it. People WANT to be a part of a good program. Wasn't trying to sound like a D!ck by the way |
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Post by wolfden12 on Feb 20, 2015 8:31:18 GMT -6
I completely understand. Times have changed and not everyone follows that same philosophy in all areas. I am gearing more to others specifically students. Getting them to school events and not video games. Building interest in an experience for those parents who vies the sport negatively. I would for it to be "The Place To Be" on a Friday night and not just because of wins.
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Post by oriolepower on Feb 20, 2015 8:48:00 GMT -6
As coachsmyly mentioned, no one likes to see a team get beaten repeatedly. Most fans also get bored when the home team blows people out all of the time. Fans like to see good close football games. As a coach, I want to win by a lot which means it may not be the best fan experience. I also am a field of dreams kind of thinker that if you have a good product, people will come.
Things to try are different appreciation nights. Do a staff appreciation night where every player chooses a teacher or staff member that has made a difference in their lives. Have them recognized at half-time and have something nice said about them. Do the same thing with adult of influence in their lives where they do the same thing about someone that is a positive role model to the players and why. If you are a private religious school do the same thing with a faith example. Have a night where you recognize any sponsors you have for your team. Many schools will ask businesses to be on a discount card or donate but don't actually recognize them at a game. Everyone wants to feel important.
When community members realize they are important to your team, they will start to care more and show up.
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 20, 2015 9:24:29 GMT -6
Threads like this seriously make me wonder what the hell the future of this sport is and whether or not I want to be involved in it.
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Post by fantom on Feb 20, 2015 9:29:56 GMT -6
Coaches, We are always looking to provide a quality product for student body, staff and community with football Friday night. The sadness is that it seems at least for us that less and less of all three parties are attending games for a number of reasons. The opportunity to promote your program as well as having a great fan experience is something we are always looking to develop. Has anyone tried or implemented anything that has been successful? Ideas: Half-time Contests (kicking or passing) with the opportunity to win money, gas cards, or technology. Catered tailgating Bounce houses, games and field experience for youth Fan items - thundersticks, shakers, etc. Theme - color, category, etc. Raffle - field seats, press box seats, game experience. Thoughts? Who's going to run these things? Are you going to have coaches, instead of making halftime adjustments, out measuring the Punt,Pass, and Kick contest? |
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 20, 2015 9:32:59 GMT -6
Threads like this seriously make me wonder what the hell the future of this sport is and whether or not I want to be involved in it. And for those of you that poo-poo this line of thinking here's how it goes- Team A's coach starts promoting this kind of stuff and Team B's fans think that that is what football coaching is about. They pressure Team B's coach to do it, he caves in, or goes to some clinic and sees it and think that's what you need to do to "provide fan's enjoyment". Now Team C's fans see it and the cycle repeats itself until it's just another worthless thing added onto what it is supposed to mean to be a football "coach". |
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Post by Defcord on Feb 20, 2015 9:47:32 GMT -6
When I was an assistant I told kids in class that if they came to a game I would give them extra credit. They had to just write their name on a piece of paper and hand it to me on my way in to the locker room after the game. When I became a head coach I had to stop doing it because when we lost I was in no mood to have 30-40 kids handing me a piece of paper.
I think appreciation nights are a good idea if you can get someone to run them. They build a link between the program and the community.
I have a buddy that shows a highlight tape on loop during lunches a couple times a week with plays from all previous games to get kids in the mood for football.
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Post by oriolepower on Feb 20, 2015 9:47:51 GMT -6
Threads like this seriously make me wonder what the hell the future of this sport is and whether or not I want to be involved in it. And for those of you that poo-poo this line of thinking here's how it goes- Team A's coach starts promoting this kind of stuff and Team B's fans think that that is what football coaching is about. They pressure Team B's coach to do it, he caves in, or goes to some clinic and sees it and think that's what you need to do to "provide fan's enjoyment". Now Team C's fans see it and the cycle repeats itself until it's just another worthless thing added onto what it is supposed to mean to be a football "coach". I agree. I think the problem is that youth programs do it because they want to make it like a college experience. When the HS doesn't than it must not be a very good program. Kids and parents get a warped sense of the what the game is. |
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Post by wolverine55 on Feb 20, 2015 14:25:05 GMT -6
Coaches, We are always looking to provide a quality product for student body, staff and community with football Friday night. The sadness is that it seems at least for us that less and less of all three parties are attending games for a number of reasons. The opportunity to promote your program as well as having a great fan experience is something we are always looking to develop. Has anyone tried or implemented anything that has been successful? Ideas: Half-time Contests (kicking or passing) with the opportunity to win money, gas cards, or technology. Catered tailgating Bounce houses, games and field experience for youth Fan items - thundersticks, shakers, etc. Theme - color, category, etc. Raffle - field seats, press box seats, game experience. Thoughts? These aren't bad ideas, but I also agree with the others who have posted that they shouldn't fall under the already huge list of duties a HC, or any coaching staff member, already has. I would start with the student body and meet with the student council or maybe student leadership team--really any student organization your school has--and see if they are willing to undertake the project along with maybe your booster club. But, if not, I honestly wouldn't worry too much about it. |
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Post by mahonz on Feb 21, 2015 12:04:54 GMT -6
And for those of you that poo-poo this line of thinking here's how it goes- Team A's coach starts promoting this kind of stuff and Team B's fans think that that is what football coaching is about. They pressure Team B's coach to do it, he caves in, or goes to some clinic and sees it and think that's what you need to do to "provide fan's enjoyment". Now Team C's fans see it and the cycle repeats itself until it's just another worthless thing added onto what it is supposed to mean to be a football "coach". I agree. I think the problem is that youth programs do it because they want to make it like a college experience. When the HS doesn't than it must not be a very good program. Kids and parents get a warped sense of the what the game is. Again with the youth program disrespect? In 30 years coaching youth ball....I have never seen Evil Knievel jump thru a ring of fire at halftime.  |
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Post by jlenwood on Feb 21, 2015 16:16:22 GMT -6
Threads like this seriously make me wonder what the hell the future of this sport is and whether or not I want to be involved in it. And for those of you that poo-poo this line of thinking here's how it goes- Team A's coach starts promoting this kind of stuff and Team B's fans think that that is what football coaching is about. They pressure Team B's coach to do it, he caves in, or goes to some clinic and sees it and think that's what you need to do to "provide fan's enjoyment". Now Team C's fans see it and the cycle repeats itself until it's just another worthless thing added onto what it is supposed to mean to be a football "coach". Why would the coach have to run any of this? I have been to a truck load of professional and minor league baseball games, and other professional and even college sporting events, and have never thought the coaches had anything to do with the "fan experience", or entertainment portion of the event. There is a school in our area that has the best atmosphere of any high school sporting event I have been to at their basketball games. I even asked the AD about it and it was all ran by the student council, and some local groups. Had nothing to do with the coach, he just got the benefits of a rowdy home crowd. For schools that don't field a perennial winner, you had better come up with ways to get fans in the stands. Most schools athletic budget rests on the shoulders of the football program. |
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Post by wolfden12 on Feb 22, 2015 0:38:35 GMT -6
This doesn't fall under the HC to run however, to research and find those able and willing to implement. We have an outstanding and supportive booster and feeder school coaches who are willing to provide the support and time to make items like these go through. I am just inquiring about what specifically have others tried in relation to having a lower than expected turnout for football games.
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Post by highball007 on Feb 22, 2015 9:53:48 GMT -6
We try to recognize a few pop warner teams at each game.
One home game is themed as a tribute to the special women in our life, I ask that all kids give their away jersey to a women that has helped shape and mold them. You must be very specific, because you will get someone giving it to their girlfriend. Moms and teachers or grandmas are what we are after, have the announcer ask all to standup and say a little something about how they have helped the kids and that they are appreciated.
Do a military themed game and invite all the local recruiters and if you contact them well in advance they will usually bring free gear to hand out and national guard is good at bring a rock wall and jumping machine this is always a hit with the kids.
Teacher appreciation week, invite them to bring their families and have the kids vote on 1 or 2 to come into the locker room before the game.
Get your leadership kids to plan some sort of challenge or something at halftime. The band and dance team are good and all, but fans want to see something fun and entertaining.
Get teachers on board to show up and possibly give out bonus points to the kids that show up, a rowdy student section isa,ways a plus in my book.
I'm just spitballing a few ideas I have tried or will try this fall.
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Post by freezeoption on Feb 22, 2015 11:24:24 GMT -6
if you got people that want to do it and you got the means and they can do a respectable job with it great then do it, you got to make sure they will stick with it, one year and done is not good, people always have something to say, but how many are going to get their hands dirty,
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Post by Wingtman on Feb 23, 2015 9:50:52 GMT -6
We always did a staff night. Let the staff and their families be more apart of it. While they've always got in for free, most never come. We try to honor them at some point.
Like the idea about the woman one. Gonna have to try that.
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 23, 2015 9:56:19 GMT -6
Maybe in the land of milk and honey where coaches teach 1 hour a day and have 13 assistants in the district, they wouldn't have to deal with this being their responsibility. However, by the time it reaches my level, I guarantee it will be my responsibility.
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Post by jlenwood on Feb 23, 2015 21:28:07 GMT -6
Maybe in the land of milk and honey where coaches teach 1 hour a day and have 13 assistants in the district, they wouldn't have to deal with this being their responsibility. However, by the time it reaches my level, I guarantee it will be my responsibility. What level is that? The high school level? That is what the OP is talking about is HS, do you not coach at the HS level? If things are so great at your school, and you have a winning team every year, and you have the seats completely filled on Friday, and the entire community is going crazy for the larrymoe experience, and on and on and on, than don't worry about it. I read some of your posts, and while you are as good as anybody on here with your x's and o's, and I truly respect your responses, you are so freaking negative about everything else I just don't get it. A coach says what are some things to make the experience better for the fans, you remember the fans don't you, the ones who pay the taxes to pay our salaries. The ones who have the kids in the district that play football!! What is wrong with wanting the people who come and support your program to have a great experience at the game. Are you telling me you guys do nothing for the fans at your school? I am seriously not trying to pick a fight or anything, it is just that it seems when anybody asks a question about doing something that wouldn't be done in 1950, you just seem to react with a "your all a bunch of pu$$ies" type of response. If it is that great at your school, and your numbers are up every year, than keep on keepin on with what you do. But where I am at, numbers in almost every program within our league (16 teams) are off at lest 15-20% from just a couple of years ago. You can't go to a league meeting without hearing everybody with the same concern. Small schools like us have to be creative to get everyone on board. If that means the student council does some goofy chit at halftime, than I say go for it. You say "Threads like this seriously make me wonder what the hell the future of this sport is and whether or not I want to be involved in it." |
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Post by fantom on Feb 23, 2015 22:08:43 GMT -6
Maybe in the land of milk and honey where coaches teach 1 hour a day and have 13 assistants in the district, they wouldn't have to deal with this being their responsibility. However, by the time it reaches my level, I guarantee it will be my responsibility. What level is that? The high school level? That is what the OP is talking about is HS, do you not coach at the HS level? If things are so great at your school, and you have a winning team every year, and you have the seats completely filled on Friday, and the entire community is going crazy for the larrymoe experience, and on and on and on, than don't worry about it. I read some of your posts, and while you are as good as anybody on here with your x's and o's, and I truly respect your responses, you are so freaking negative about everything else I just don't get it. A coach says what are some things to make the experience better for the fans, you remember the fans don't you, the ones who pay the taxes to pay our salaries. The ones who have the kids in the district that play football!! What is wrong with wanting the people who come and support your program to have a great experience at the game. Are you telling me you guys do nothing for the fans at your school? I am seriously not trying to pick a fight or anything, it is just that it seems when anybody asks a question about doing something that wouldn't be done in 1950, you just seem to react with a "your all a bunch of pu$$ies" type of response. If it is that great at your school, and your numbers are up every year, than keep on keepin on with what you do. But where I am at, numbers in almost every program within our league (16 teams) are off at lest 15-20% from just a couple of years ago. You can't go to a league meeting without hearing everybody with the same concern. Small schools like us have to be creative to get everyone on board. If that means the student council does some goofy chit at halftime, than I say go for it. You say "Threads like this seriously make me wonder what the hell the future of this sport is and whether or not I want to be involved in it." I understand the idea of making the fan experience better but my question stands: Who is going to do all that stuff? |
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 24, 2015 6:46:37 GMT -6
What level is that? The high school level? That is what the OP is talking about is HS, do you not coach at the HS level? If things are so great at your school, and you have a winning team every year, and you have the seats completely filled on Friday, and the entire community is going crazy for the larrymoe experience, and on and on and on, than don't worry about it. I read some of your posts, and while you are as good as anybody on here with your x's and o's, and I truly respect your responses, you are so freaking negative about everything else I just don't get it. A coach says what are some things to make the experience better for the fans, you remember the fans don't you, the ones who pay the taxes to pay our salaries. The ones who have the kids in the district that play football!! What is wrong with wanting the people who come and support your program to have a great experience at the game. Are you telling me you guys do nothing for the fans at your school? I am seriously not trying to pick a fight or anything, it is just that it seems when anybody asks a question about doing something that wouldn't be done in 1950, you just seem to react with a "your all a bunch of pu$$ies" type of response. If it is that great at your school, and your numbers are up every year, than keep on keepin on with what you do. But where I am at, numbers in almost every program within our league (16 teams) are off at lest 15-20% from just a couple of years ago. You can't go to a league meeting without hearing everybody with the same concern. Small schools like us have to be creative to get everyone on board. If that means the student council does some goofy chit at halftime, than I say go for it. You say "Threads like this seriously make me wonder what the hell the future of this sport is and whether or not I want to be involved in it." 2A HS football in Illinois. Frankly, I don't give a crap if any fans come to our games. Putting butts in the seats is not my job. My job is to coach football. It's not to promote contests or get people to do the wave. I don't honestly care if they have a good time or have a great "experience". I coach football to HS kids. Hopefully I teach them something about life and how to behave like adult, manlike human beings. When my "job" becomes worrying about their parents and whether or not Jimmy (who's too lazy to play football) or Suzy have "fun" is when I don't know that I want to do the job. I'm not an events coordinator, nor do I want to be. That is not why I got into this profession. I got into it to coach a game I love and hopefully impact some kids positively like my coaches did me. Not to promote "Ginger Night" at the old ballpark. And numbers down have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with stupid fan experiences. It's because we're increasingly lazy as hell as a society. Three legged races between quarters isn't going to solve the fact that we're well on our way to becoming the people from Wall-E. BTW- I would have been -26 in 1950. |
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Post by coachfloyd on Feb 24, 2015 7:41:18 GMT -6
just throw the ball and everybody will ooooohhhh and ahhhhh between breaks in their conversations.
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Post by wolverine55 on Feb 24, 2015 7:47:08 GMT -6
I'm with larrymoe on this one. I don't think the ideas expressed in this thread are necessarily bad; I just don't think it should in any way whatsoever fall under a HC's list of duties. And, for those who say if the HC doesn't do it it won't get done, well, I would just let it not get done then.
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Post by jlenwood on Feb 24, 2015 7:55:56 GMT -6
" I'm not an events coordinator, nor do I want to be. That is not why I got into this profession. I got into it to coach a game I love and hopefully impact some kids positively like my coaches did me. Not to promote "Ginger Night" at the old ballpark.
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-Find me a sentence in my post where I said YOU/HC have to be an events coordinator. Can't find one can you, because I never said YOU have to do it.
"And numbers down have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with stupid fan experiences. It's because we're increasingly lazy as hell as a society. Three legged races between quarters isn't going to solve the fact that we're well on our way to becoming the people from Wall-E.
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-We are increasingly LAZY as a society is to me a "lazy" excuse for numbers being down. Every school has a number of kids who are going to play sports no matter what. It is just what they do. But if a school system can find ways to make the sport seem important to a "potential" participant (the kids who should be playing that we see in the halls all the time, but they don't play sports), and if it takes making the Friday night "experience" seem like something they want to be a part of, than some stuff like this will pay off.
"Frankly, I don't give a crap if any fans come to our games."
-Football pays for a hell of a lot of sports at our school, so unless it is different for your situation, you dang sure better give a crap if fans come to the game.
The OP asked about ways to create some buzz at the games, which I think is a good idea. Do I think the HC should be the one doing this..NO. This should fall under the task of the AD. The AD in turn should involve student councils, various classes at the school, everybody seems to have some sort of media class these days so use them. Cheerleaders should be a heck of a lot more involved in this kind of stuff. As you can see, there are plenty of resources that can be used to do these tasks.
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Post by jlenwood on Feb 24, 2015 8:02:36 GMT -6
I'm with larrymoe on this one. I don't think the ideas expressed in this thread are necessarily bad; I just don't think it should in any way whatsoever fall under a HC's list of duties. And, for those who say if the HC doesn't do it it won't get done, well, I would just let it not get done then. I'm in agreement with you here. If an AD or principal came to the HC and said you have to do these items, I would tell him to pound sand also. One backtrack on my part here, if this gets to a point where all of the carnival atmosphere at the game over shadowed the game/kids itself, than I would be the first to say hit the brakes. There is a minor league baseball team near us that is outrageous with there promotions and stuff between innings. We go to a couple of games a year and it does overshadow the game. Couldn't tell you one player on the team, but I could just abut predict what kind of stuff they are going to do between innings. |
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Post by newhope on Feb 24, 2015 9:37:21 GMT -6
1. There's nothing wrong with some of these ideas
2. It shouldn't be the responsibility of the head coach, but nothing wrong with him coming up with ideas that put his program in a good light or that get fans to the game
3. Butts in the seats are important. It pays the bills. It generates excitement around your program. That gets you more players. It gets you more resources. I've seen coaches get fired when people stopped coming to games.
4. Winning is the best solution to butts in the seats and making it the place to on Friday nights. Been there, done that, saw it happen first hand.
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 24, 2015 9:50:54 GMT -6
" I'm not an events coordinator, nor do I want to be. That is not why I got into this profession. I got into it to coach a game I love and hopefully impact some kids positively like my coaches did me. Not to promote "Ginger Night" at the old ballpark.
"-Find me a sentence in my post where I said YOU/HC have to be an events coordinator. Can't find one can you, because I never said YOU have to do it. "And numbers down have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with stupid fan experiences. It's because we're increasingly lazy as hell as a society. Three legged races between quarters isn't going to solve the fact that we're well on our way to becoming the people from Wall-E.
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-We are increasingly LAZY as a society is to me a "lazy" excuse for numbers being down. Every school has a number of kids who are going to play sports no matter what. It is just what they do. But if a school system can find ways to make the sport seem important to a "potential" participant (the kids who should be playing that we see in the halls all the time, but they don't play sports), and if it takes making the Friday night "experience" seem like something they want to be a part of, than some stuff like this will pay off. "Frankly, I don't give a crap if any fans come to our games."
-Football pays for a hell of a lot of sports at our school, so unless it is different for your situation, you dang sure better give a crap if fans come to the game. The OP asked about ways to create some buzz at the games, which I think is a good idea. Do I think the HC should be the one doing this..NO. This should fall under the task of the AD. The AD in turn should involve student councils, various classes at the school, everybody seems to have some sort of media class these days so use them. Cheerleaders should be a heck of a lot more involved in this kind of stuff. As you can see, there are plenty of resources that can be used to do these tasks. As I said in a previous post, in my experience, if this stuff comes to you it becomes your responsibility. Whether you promote it, come up with the ideas of it or find someone to do it, eventually it's on you and it's your responsibility. I already do enough. I half raise these kids because their parents are douches. We have to teach them basic things like how to be responsible. I don't have time set up fireworks displays on the side and as I said, eventually it comes back to you. As I said, if you have a zillion people who want to do it and you don't have to spend that amount of time to coordinate this stuff on things like wondering when the last time your kids ate, have at it. Frankly, I don't give a rat's butt about other sports. If I did, I'd coach them. Their money issues is their problem. Not mine. Our AD is also our HS and MS principal. I think his response to any inquiries to improving fan's experience would be about the same as mine. Maybe worse. |
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 24, 2015 9:55:10 GMT -6
-We are increasingly LAZY as a society is to me a "lazy" excuse for numbers being down. Every school has a number of kids who are going to play sports no matter what. It is just what they do. But if a school system can find ways to make the sport seem important to a "potential" participant (the kids who should be playing that we see in the halls all the time, but they don't play sports), and if it takes making the Friday night "experience" seem like something they want to be a part of, than some stuff like this will pay off. BS. It's the truth. Have you not seen how many morbidly obese people there are in this country? I tell you what, watch a documentary on the Amish and compare their bodies to the average American. We've become so fat as a country that William Howard Taft who is famous for being morbidly obese and getting stuck in a bath tub wouldn't be close to the fattest person you'll see in the next hour. We are lazy. We want things to be easy. We want to be able to sit back and ridicule people who put in effort without risking our "authority". Playing football is hard and kids just don't want to do it. No matter how much BS you put on in a game. |
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Post by jlenwood on Feb 24, 2015 10:05:44 GMT -6
-We are increasingly LAZY as a society is to me a "lazy" excuse for numbers being down. Every school has a number of kids who are going to play sports no matter what. It is just what they do. But if a school system can find ways to make the sport seem important to a "potential" participant (the kids who should be playing that we see in the halls all the time, but they don't play sports), and if it takes making the Friday night "experience" seem like something they want to be a part of, than some stuff like this will pay off. BS. It's the truth. Have you not seen how many morbidly obese people there are in this country? I tell you what, watch a documentary on the Amish and compare their bodies to the average American. We've become so fat as a country that William Howard Taft who is famous for being morbidly obese and getting stuck in a bath tub wouldn't be close to the fattest person you'll see in the next hour. We are lazy. We want things to be easy. We want to be able to sit back and ridicule people who put in effort without risking our "authority". Playing football is hard and kids just don't want to do it. No matter how much BS you put on in a game. We're splitting hairs here larry. I said it was a lazy excuse for numbers being down at some programs. If kids are lazy, as a coach I feel it is an opportunity for me to help a kid become un-lazy (if that's a word). Is society as a whole getting lazy...hell yeah. Own a business and look for hardworking employees, but that has nothing to do with the OP.
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Post by shocktroop34 on Feb 24, 2015 10:45:12 GMT -6
Make no mistake, this turned out to be a great thread. Whether you agree or disagree with the comments by posters, there are ideas to be gained. In the past, I would always get frustrated with the guys who would immediately shoot down someone's OP. Especially when that coach seemed sincere in his interest to learn/gain something. fantom was the guy who taught me to embrace the idea of debate. Though it is still frustrating, I try to do that more. To answer the OP, and to address the idea of (who will do all of this?), one thing we do at my school is that the coaches in other seasons come in to help the coach that is IN season. For instance, during FB season the baseball and track coach came in to help with setting up huge speakers in the parking lot, with bean bag toss boards (can't remember the name of those things), ring tosses, etc. People were everywhere. The football coach had no clue how big it was until he saw pictures of it later. If you have a good relationship with other coaches at the school, maybe this is something to consider. See what you can do for them first, and then see if they can help you out. Just one idea. We all have to remember that we come from diverse "football cultures." Some of this stuff sounds ridiculous to others based on where they are from or what they are used to. Yet, others might be saying, 'how can we make this happen?' I had a buddy who went to a game at Hoover, AL. He said it was like a D-1 college atmosphere. I've coached in places where a small one table pot-luck dinner before the game for parents was the talk of the town for the next week! wolfden12, good thread. |
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Mar 2, 2015 21:50:17 GMT -6
Ok
I didn't read all the post so if I repeat something that's already been said , sorry .
Our Qb club does a big tailgate party every game
And we do a military appreciation night
A firefighter / police /ems night too
Not really sure what else
But you could have each peewee team announced during halftime throughout the year
Get with the cheer sponsor/coach see if they will do a clinic and perform at halftime with all the little ones
You could even have a peewee team
Scrimmage for a 10 min running clock at half
We let all our junior high kids in for free too
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